There were two elephants in the room Monday along with new Charlotte FC head coach Dean Smith, who was introduced as the local Major League Soccer team’s head man. He acknowledged the existence ...

After heartbreak in high school, Jordan's path to the league continued in college at North Carolina, where he was coached by the legendary Dean Smith. But even he felt Mike was a long way off ...

The Tar Heels of Dean Smith were a law of nature. They weren't consistent. They were permanent. From 1975, which was the first year the NCAA tournament welcomed conference runners-up, they made ...

David Chadwick played basketball for Dean Smith at North Carolina from 1967-71. That was a long time ago, and he was not a star player. But when Chadwick asked the great coach for a favor three ...

Dean Smith, a legendary college basketball coach, led the North Carolina Tar Heels for 36 years, winning two NCAA championships and mentoring future NBA stars like Michael Jordan and James Worthy.

When sportswriter John Feinstein set out to write a profile of North Carolina’s Dean Smith in 1981, the coach was uncooperative. Not because he was mean-tempered, but simply because he didn’t ...

Two. As in one, two. During a third-of-a-century of college basketball domination, Dean Smith's UNC powerhouses won just two championships. It's a completely incongruous stat amidst all those ...